A. on a chance B. on the chance
C. by chance D. by a chance
39. If you try to learn too many things at a time, you may get ______.
A. puzzled B. perplex C. confused D. bewildered
40. He is very much critical of the government’s _______ policies.
A. economics B. economy
C. economic D. economical
41. ________, he does get annoyed with her sometimes.
A. Although much he likes her
B. Much although he likes her
C. As he likes her much
D. Much as he likes her
42. Although it was his first experience as chairman, he ______ over the meeting with great skill.
A. presided B. administered C. mastered D. executed
43. Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t ______ so much noise.
A. resist B. sustain C. tolerate D. undergo
44. There is little chance that mankind would ______ a nuclear war.
A. retain B. maintain C. endure D. survive
45. _______ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
A. Believe B. To believe C. Believing D. Believed
46. Children are very curious ______.
A. at heart B. in person C. on purpose D. by nature
47. American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A. ignored B. refused C. neglected D. denied
48. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are ____.
A. out of work B. out of reach
C. out of stock D. out of practice
49. His shabby house was in a terrible ____ and smelled badly.
A. disorder B. mess C. neatness D. mass
50. The newspaper did not mention the _____ of the damage caused by the fire.
A. range B. level C. extent D. quantity
51. When I caught him ____ me, I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop.
A. cheating B. cheat C. to cheat D. to be cheating
52. He made such a _____ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new buildings after him.
A. genuine B. minimum C. modest D. generous
53. Her interest in redecorating the big house kept her _____ for a whole week.
A. constrained B. dominated C. restricted D. occupied
54. We got to work and succeeded, after a good deal of _____, in making our butter.
A. trial and error B. happiness and sadness
C. hardship and enjoyment D. days and nights
55. Alan told them __________ to Jane.
A. all had been happened B. all which had happened
C. all that had happened D. all what had been happened
56. It is difficult to _____ a conversation with all this noise around us.
A. carry on B. account for C. bring up D. get through
57. Don’t ____ this news to the public until we give you the go- ahead.
A. release B. relieve C. relate D. retain
58. There were some ______ flowers on the table.
A. artificial B. unnatural C. false D. unreal
59. Here are some toys. You can _____ one or two for your little son as a birthday gift from me.
A. single out B. pick out C. carry out D. work out
60. When there is a doubt, the chairman’s decision is ______.
A. right B. definite C. naturally D. certainly
61. To our delight, she quickly adapted herself ____ the new environment.
A. with B. to C. of D. into
62. You will see this product _____ wherever you go.
A. to be advertised B. advertised
C. advertise D. advertising
63. I didn’t know the word. I had to ______ a dictionary.
A. look out B. make out C. refer to D. go over
64. You _______ him so closely; you should have kept your distance.
A. shouldn’t follow B. couldn’t have been following
C. mustn’t follow D. shouldn’t have been following
65. In the _____ of the project not being a success, the investors stand to lose up to $30 million.
A. face B. event C. time D. course
Part IV Cloze (10%) (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are just four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Did you ever have someone’s name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to recall it? 66 this happens again, do not 67 to recall it. Do something 68 for a couple of minutes, 69 the name may come into your head. The name is there, since you have met 70person and learned his name. It 71 has to be dug out. The initial effort to recall 72 the mind for operation, but it is the subconscious 73 that go to dig up a 74 memory. Forcing yourself to recall 75 never helps because it doesn’t 76 your memory; it only tightens it. Students find the preparatory method helpful 77 examinations. They read over the questions 78 trying to answer any of them. 79 they answer first the ones 80 which they are most confident. Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking 81 ; work is being done on the 82 difficult question. By the time the easier questions are answered, answers 83 the more difficult ones will usually begin to 84 into consciousness. It is 85 a question of waiting for recall to come to the memory.